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Published On - July 13, 2018

Sonica Janjuha Language Blog, Sign LanguageTags: BSL, Music, Sign Language

10 Amazing Sign Language Music Videos

Sign language interpretations of music used to hard to find. Fortunately, that’s changed over the past few years. More and more musicians have sign language interpreters performing at their events. Deaf artists are harnessing the power of Youtube to share their own sign language music videos o...

A Guide to the Different Types of Sign Language Around the World

Published On - May 10, 2018

Richard Brooks Accessibility Services, Language Blog, Sign LanguageTags: British Sign Language, Sign Language

A Guide to the Different Types of Sign Language Around the World

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Published On - March 15, 2018

Mary Ravenna Language Blog, Sign LanguageTags: British Sign Language, BSL, Deaf

10 Facts About British Sign Language

Did you know that this week is Sign Language Week? This annual observance is promoted by the British Deaf Association to celebrate British Sign language and the British Deaf Community. To celebrate, here are ten interesting facts about British Sign Language (BSL) and BSL interpreters. In the UK, the...

These Sign Language Translation Gloves Won a Prize, But Can They Really Translate

Published On - April 29, 2016

Alison Kroulek Language Blog, Sign LanguageTags: Sign Language, Technology

These Sign Language Translation Gloves Won a Prize, But Can They Really Translate?

2 US students just won a prize for inventing the SignAloud gloves, a pair of gloves that translates American Sign Language to speech. But can these sign language translation gloves translate in the real world? The idea of a wearable device that can translate sign language is certainly not new....

Who Should Win This Sign Language Rap Battle

Published On - April 10, 2014

Agnieszka Animucka Language Blog, Sign LanguageTags: American Sign Language, Interpreting, Music

Who Should Win This Sign Language Rap Battle?

Jimmy Kimmel may have made history on Tuesday, when he hosted what was billed as the “first ever (probably last ever) sign language rap battle” on his show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! A sign language rap battle? How does that work? Kimmel invited three of the most well-known and experienced live...

Published On - January 15, 2014

Agnieszka Animucka Language Blog, Sign LanguageTags: Sign Language

Sign Language in Cambodia

True sign languages arise when communities of deaf people have the opportunity to interact and communicate with each other — there are around 200 sign languages in use around the world today. However, in some countries, there is no deaf community, just deaf individuals isolated from each...

Sign Language Interpreter Fiasco at Mandela's Memorial Service

Published On - December 13, 2013

Surinder Singh Language Blog, Sign LanguageTags: Interpreting, Sign Language

Sign Language Interpreter at Mandela’s Memorial Service

For a man like Nelson Mandela, who fought so hard to create a more inclusive society, it was neither a proper nor a fitting sendoff. A sign language interpreter was provided to interpret Mandela’s memorial service for deaf audience members and viewers, but it seems nobody bothered to check his...

Sign Language Translation Gloves Win Imagine Cup

Published On - July 10, 2012

Richard Brooks Language Blog, Sign LanguageTags: Sign Language

Sign Language Translation Gloves Win Imagine Cup

A team of Ukrainian students won first prize at Microsoft’s Imagine Cup for their prototype of a device to translate sign language into speech. The EnableTalk gloves are similar in concept to this Fingual sign language translation glove, but with a few significant improvements: they translate ...

'My Valentine' Video Sign Language Bloopers

Published On - April 18, 2012

Paul Rand Language Blog, Sign LanguageTags: American Sign Language, British Sign Language

“My Valentine” Video Sign Language Bloopers

For the video to his latest single, “My Valentine,” Paul McCartney wanted to reach out to the deaf community. So, instead of starring in the video himself, he decide to leave the visuals to two talented (and attractive) Hollywood stars you might have heard of: Johnny Depp and...

Published On - March 15, 2012

Surinder Singh Language Blog, Sign LanguageTags: British Sign Language, BSL

BSL Translation in Your Hand

Machine translation has proven a difficult nut to crack, even for written and spoken languages. That’s even more true for sign languages, though we’ve written about some previous innovations in the field like the Fingual translation glove. However, that may be about to change. Researcher...